The Sun. — London, England, 1826-10-24 00:00:00

SPIRIT OP THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. The news from Lisbon yesterday may excite pain, hut will give. little surprise. It is to the effect that revolutionary movements, in favour of absolute mo narchy, and against constitutional liberty, had taken place and been suppressed. But they who assert their suppression, were of course hostile to the movements, Their evidence, therefore, must be received with cau tion. 'We are friends to constitutional liberty ; yet should we be very cautious-of asserting, .very back ward in believing, that it can be establiehed without oppooition, in a country which has been long enslaved by that which is worse than the power of Kings.—by the tyranny of superstition.---We have a squadron in the Tagus, to which the busy politicians of Paris would aasign the task of imposing the new Constitus thin, We shall, therefore, declare frankly, that, in our opinion, the duty of a British squadron in such a situation should only be to prevent unnecessary vio lence frah any party, and to 'afford a refuge to the dis tressed of each. Let the Portuguese settle their own quarrels: if the cause of liberty be worth supporting, its partisans should be the most numerous or the most powerful: if, on the contrary, the advocates of arbi trary away and superstition are the strongest, then is Portugal ,unworthy of free constitution ; neither is it in our power to give her one.—Times. The Meetillg of . Greek bondholders, yesterday, was altogether : a curious exhibition. It was intended by the Committee of Inquiry to withhold a correspondence throwing light on the causes of the delay from the knowledge of the:publie, on the ground, that by such publicity the interests of Greece might be endangered. But Mr. Robertson, who had seceded from the Com mittee, and differed with it on this subject, read the correspondence in question, and boldly contended, that the Deputies, Messrs Luriottin and Orlando, had done .their duty, and that Messrs Burdett, Ilobliouse, and Ellice, had failed to do theirs. "Jf the facts he should state, (he : said) should Lave the effect of tricking them think that blame was attributable to some high be`should regret the circumstance but the fault would be With those who had acted so as to deserve censure, and not with hint for having made their conduct known to the public.— If they were patriots, or wonki.be patriots, .and if such persons undertook ditties for which they were in any way unfit, and failed in performing what they had made people expect from them, the blarne , must rest with themselves. . . . Ills complaint was,, that Sir Francis Burdett and Mr. Ilobbouse should have under taken the task of exercising their controni, when one of them had gone to Franco for the Summer, and the other had quitted this country, to be present at the Coronation at Moscow." We fear it will be difficult, for the Gentlemen in question to offer a very satisfactory vindication of their conduct. They seemed to have had no suspicion that there is any one thingfor which an . Englieli Gentle men is unfit, mid to have presumed, that, as he is a master of the science of Legislation without study, and the model of Magistrates without a knowledge of he might, with equal ease, prepare the ar maments for fieeing enslaved nations from their oppressors without a knowledge of the matter, or the fatigue of personal attention. Who has not heard the anecdote of a country gentleman, who, on being asked if' he could play on the fiddle, answered he did not know, for lie had never tried. It is curious enough ?hat a class of men, often most • estimable, no doubt, b u t precluded, from the circumstances in Which they are pl ' s keed, from the necessity of mental or bodily la bour, am ! yvho in nine eases out of ten, are ridden by their own stewards, should so often have received cre dit for knoWledSSe of -the affairs of the World. This torctlit has operated. very unfortunately 'iii many caber cases then that of the aft.tirs or Greece, rot the bar barous state of our legislation at this, day but top will proves. The defence set up by Colonel Jones, for Sir Francis, and Mr. flobliouse, and Mr. Ellice (Mr. Ellice is n men of business), is unique in its kind. " Unfortunately (said he) the volubility of speech which enabled men to stand forward and take leading stations in public life, was too often considered no the sole' requisite for the dis charge of public duties. . . , In this manner business was fre quently thrown upon persons wholly unfit for it. From the bot tom of his soul, he admired the ardent patriotism of his friend, Sir Francis Burdett, with whom he bad lived and fought—he lawsuit at his elections--(a lutigh)---and he trusted would fight again in the causu of liberty. Mr. Ilobltoutte be had known since a boy; and Mr. Ellice moved'in the stone circles with hini self. fle respected them all highly, but he sincerely believed they were the mord unfit men in the world for the bosiness to which they bad been appointed. As to Sir F. Burdett, lie knew him to be in the habit of keeping fitters of moment to his personal friends, unopened for six or seven months, in his pocket. The. Hue. Baronet was perfectly unfit for the business which had, in fact, been forced on him. But, as the advocate of the liberties of his country in the House of Commons, he was immediately re cognized as tire friend. of the people, who confidently and justly placed their trust in him." Colonel Jones, by the b) c, gives a curious wins plifiCation of the unfitness of the Greek Deputies for their office, from their having been unused to deal with such honest people as we are 'I hey were so akenstonied to pes.ndy (he says), that they knew not how to put faith in tiw friends they met with in Eng land. they were ionm ssurrcninded by a set of stock jobbers, who bad 'palmed ten thousand stories oil them, in order to.raise and tosser the finds at plea sure." We suppose the deception Tractised on theta by those who surrounded them, is to be taken as a reason for condemning them for want of faith in Eng lish?lhonesty.—Mormq Chronicle. The present almost unlimited power which a•plain tiff or defendant has of serving subpoenas on mdivi dm+) and of bringing them into Court as witneisses, is ofteti r productive of great 'andtinnecessary inconveni ence. however paltry the action, or obscure the in dividuals, they are allowed to give a sort of import ale:e to their disputes, by bringing on the scene pen sties of t ank and character, who may have had the niisfse toile to mix even in the smallest degree in their petty quarrels; To many persons scarcely any thing can be more tosnoyine th a n t o be obliged to attend, d a y after &ty, as esitnesses inn Cot rt of Justice—to have uoinst, in.;inuatic.;ns thrown out by the opposite Counsels—to be. erose-e.ssimined, and made, without any just grounds, to appeass as siding with one or other of the parties. Yet, however harassing such a situation must be, however desirable it is that no ono should be obliged to attend whose evidence is not ma terial, we cannot see that any alteratism of the law weal be productive of good. We rather think that the best means of checking such abuses are already in the hands of those fittest to correct them. We mean a respectable Jury, and to them we think it peculiarly belongs to show by their verdict that the domestic comfort and private business of any nian are not to be interfered with on trivial occasions. 'l l wo cases quiteiii , . d a y, A ctions , oint appeareu lit our paper of Saar e . for libel were brought in the Court of King s Bench against the publishers of several. London Papers. Ac cording to the showing of the plaintiff, the actions were brought because they had circulated in their papers a letter, charging hint as the author of an ati onyinous letter, whale he had been the very first _person to e . vitae nits anoniimous letter, and while lie knew that it - ttg.ts calculated to throw a severe imputation on a prolimsional man with whom he had once been in habits of intimacy. On this be s itinnediately bringo on Action: A Conmigi Jury was not qualified to decide such an important cage. A Special Jury must be s ummoned—magistrates, clerks, and constables ; . publishers, printers, and reporters ; solicitors, attornies, keepers of records, clerks of the peace, &c. are summoned on the occasion, and obliged to wait in Court for two successive days. The Jury, with that good sense, ' and discrimination,, and ind - pendence, which distinguish in general a London Jury from all Others, immediately returned verdicts for the defendants, and. read a proper lesson to those litigious persons who for the sake of private pique, or some petty quarrel, may think proper to bring twenty or thirty individuals from their necessary vocations. We probably should not have alluded to the case at all had not imputation been thrown out against the Jury, and language been made use of which would lead some to suppose that the time is approaching when no injured man can trust to their decisions, and when the favourite toast of « Erskine, and Trial by Jury!' shall De' regarded as an almanaek out of date. We have no such dismal forebodings ; on the , contrary the verdicts of several London Juries lately have con vinced us more and more of the excellence of such an institution. They have repeatedly shown that pure justice was their object, and that they were not to be influenced by the dictates of a Judge, or by any of those absurd technicalities of law which still disgrace our statute book. Instead of blame they deserve great praise, and the Press ought to be the last to arraign their conduct. We trust that they will long pursue such a course, and other Juries will follow their example more than they have hitherto done. If petty and vexatious trials were less encouraged, worthless :Atomics would be in less request. We - should not so often hear ,of them- inciting vain hot-headed fools to bring actions, and then advising them to comprontise the matter for a sum of money . just sufficient to pay them for their villainy.---Morning Herald. It is evident that attempts are making to revive some of the most impudent and disgraceful of the Joint Stock schemes that appeared to have expired under the load of their own infamy, and the public execra tion. We see that shares in sonic of them are quoted again at a premium that were recently at a discount. —What does this look like ? Does it not show 'that the indefatigable gamblers' who, created by their tricks, the " bubble fever," and plundered those of their money whom they . had deprived of their senses, are once more arranging new frauds, because they have not been visited with the punishment which their former iniquities deserved ? If a set of provin cial black-legs at a horse-race, or a country fair, should be caught in the act of picking the pockets of honest, broad-faced, open-mouthed farmers—if the, mail-lour should be found upon them--if they should at first expect the painful and ignominious reward of their labours—but the persons who were robbed, be- . ing influenced by some extraordinary weakness of dis position, should neither oblige them to disgorge their plunder, nor duck them in a horse-pond, nor com mit them to the parish-cage, would it be at all won derful if they returned again to their infamous voca tion, and turned every pocket at the horse-race or the fair inside out, that had before escaped their depreda tiOns ? Nobody could be surprised at such a circum stance, or think that the foolish people who let them escape in the first instanCe, deserved any better return for their mistaken indulgence ; such impunity only operates as a vicious encouragement. It makes male factors more audacious, and the public more exposed. Thingti have mow come to such a pass that it is clear au end cannot be put to those net'arious thingS until some examples are made. The professed gamblers are compelled to seek the darkness of the night, and entrench themselves in dens fortified and barricadoed, ftn• the purpose of despoiling their infatuated dupes without the unpleasant interruptions of the police ; but it is otherwise with the Joint Stock schemers, they still go abroad by day, exercise their frauds in public, make the corrupt portion. of the press the most effective part of their machinery of delusion, and set the laws that ought .to guard property and morals at defiance.— Under such circumstances, great credit is certainly due to Mr. Clarke, who has exerted so much saga city and perseverance in exploring several of those schemes, and exhibiting instances of the depravity` of contrivers and directors; which otherwise might never have come to light. We trust he will proceed, and that others, capable of so truly patriotic a task, will be incited to do their country service, by rooting out more of the villainy of those things, and making their exposure so complute.as to insure their extermination. Some of the persons who have juggled people out of their property now aired to be enthusiasts, who pre tend to have been deceiVed by their own warm imagi nations. But if they were merely Quixotes, and not sharpers, they would have the honesty to return the money of those whom they have deluded by their glowing accounts of magnificent and enriching enter prizeFL instead, however, of manifesting my symp tom of cornsno» honesty; by making such restitution, they grow furious acid play the bully,: whenever the return of the money is spoken of. But they are, after a ll, only dastards, who affect desperation in the alarm o f being forced to refund what they have so dishonest -0 o btained. A stca4y and persevering pursuit, with to hue and cry of public opinion at their heels, will take them, like other animals of . prey, when hotly endeavour to facilitate their escape by drop ing their plundcr.---10/. .7: - THE ALL/NO.I'ON SMUGGLERBO--It has been well known to the inhabitants of this party of the County, that a most formidable gang of smugglers has long existed in the neighbourhood of Allington ; and it was generally supposed that the various gangs which have so often put the Preventive men at defiance, were organized and prepared for action at this spot. How ever, it is, we believe, for a time at least broken up, by the apprehension of George ltansley, the Captain (as he was called) of the gang, and some of his asso dates, On Tuesday morning, between four and five o'clock, a body of the Preventive Service, consisting of about 120 men, well armed, marched up from the coast to the heights of Allington, surrounded the ham% of Ransley, and took with him seven others into custody .; they were handcuffed together, and marched away towards the coast in the midst of their escort, who had their saleet; drawn. We have n ot v heard wlAt particular offence he and his companions are charged ia, but report, says he has been engaged in many of th e desperate conflicts which have so oft en taken place upon our shores. 'file names of the prl 'On Saturday ""etB we hear Arc—George It ansley, GOV), Giles, , t " Ba Y le Ya; and thg two Wyors.—Kentish Gazelle. . ' 1 1 I ': L ' i i i p...... 0 hear 1;1 ! tiaaert-oYitim:4 ring in i t l n 1 1 ,11 when e( )11 v mu rdered ey ill g a a t Dpiguntao peace-officer Kittle, On Sunday evening last, n s li iiv College-'street Office, com lpiained of a kind 6 f to bed, he was taut i m . 01 the ague. After and seemed appre ! hensive of its being a Flynni:g fit, and shortly anerwards he; sudden y ex ei.„. with a eramp or KrinS going ma ' hi ' ( pired,---;lee ni , um!, ; in his stomach, THE EARL OF BIIIDGEWATER. The following probably overcharged, but curious account of this eccentric character appears in a Parii paper :—" Some persons 7 knowing but imperfectly this model of ,originals, past, present, and to come, and appearing desirous to learn something more re it - speCting him, we think may be agreeable, if we col lect such anecdotes respecting such a singUlar per - - sonage as are well calculated to enrich the history of human oddities. No one has higher claims to a dis tinguished place . , in such history than M. Egerton, who has for several years borne the name of Lord Bridgewater. Those who have once seen—nay, those who have never seen this meagre personage drag him self along, supported by two huge lacqueys, with his sugar-loaf hat, slouched down over his eyes, cannot fail to recognize. him. An unmense fortune enables him to gratify the most extravagant caprices that ever passed through the head of a rich Englishman. If he be lent a book, he carries his politeness so far as to send it back, or rather have it conducted home in a carr i age. H e g i ve s orders that two of his most stately steeds be caparisoned under one of his chariots, and the volume, reclining at ease in milord'S landau, arrives, attended by four footmen, in costly livery, at the door of its astounded owner. His carriage is frequently to be seen filled with his dogs. He' be stows great care on the feet of th ese d ogs , an d orders them boots, for which he pays as dearly as for his own. Lord Bridgewater's custom is an ex cellent one for the boot-maker ; for, besides the four feet of each of his dogs, the supply of his own two feet must give constant employment to several operatives. He puts on a new pair of boots every day, carefully preserving those he has once w orn , an d ran ging them in order ; he commands that none shall touch them, but takes himself great pleasure in observ ing how much of the year he has each day past, by viewing the state of his boots. Lord Egerton is a man of few acquaintance, , and very few of his country men have got as far as his dining-hall. His table, however, is constantly set out with a dozen covers, and served by a suitable attendance. Who, then, are his privileged guests ? No less than a dozen of fa vourite dogs, who daily partake of milord's dinner, seated very gravely in armed chairs, each with a nap kin round his neck, and a servant behind to attend to his wants. These honourable quadrupeds, as ifgrate ful for such delicate attentions, comport theMselves during the time of repast with a decency and decorum which would do more than honour to a party of gen tlemen.; but if, by any chance, one of them should, without due consideration, obey the natural instinct of his appetite, and transgress any of the rules of good summers, his punishment is at hand. You, perhaps, gentle reader, suppose that corporal punishment is meant, as the walls of the capital so eloquently but so ineffectually define it ; but 110—you are mistaken, 'tis in his self-love that the offender is punished. The day following the' day,of his offence the dog dines, and even dines well ; but not at milord's table, and as becomes a dog to dine : banished to the ante-cham ber, and dressed in livery, he eats in sorrow the bread of shame, and picks the bone of Mortification, while his place at table remains vacant till his repentance has merited a generous pardon I We have not been able to learn what dress Lord Egerton puts on his' do mestics, when he has cause to be dissatisfied with their service ! The following extract of a letter from our' corre spondent at Jamaica, though rather of au old date, is not without its interest :. AUOVST 28.—Mr. Dawkins is in the Dartmouth, after closing the South American Congress, on the 18th ult., the American and Dutch Commissioners were too late; but as another Congress is intended to be held at Tanta, near Mexico, in April next, they may be prepared to show their diligence next time. Mr.. Dawkins lost the two gen tlemen attacked to him, from yellow fever, in the Isthmus, where vast numbers are now falling 'victims to it. Soldiers used to the hills of Upper Peru soon sink under the miss mitic influence of Panama. Mr. Dawkins told me that Bolivar was heard of at Lima about the 13th June, and that he was supposed to be in possession of the news of the defection of Paez in Venezuela. Supposition seems to be the order of the days one little bit of certainty as to Bolivar's intentions would evince a great deal. I can only advert to my long-founded opinion, that stability in Co, lombia cannot be looked for, depending as it does on tha life of that great man. It is quite melancholy to contem plate the furious bigotry of the Priesthood in its hot-bed of influence—namely, at Bogota, whereeyou will have heard, by other channels than mine, of the excesses they have committed. It seems too absurd to credit, but it is never theless true, that the late earthquake there has been attri buted to the countenance (ungrateful countenance; I might say) shown to heretics. My letter from Panama before me, dated the 27th ult., says that the principal treaty en tered into is an alliance offensive and defensive, between the states of Mexico, Colombia, Guatemala, and Peru this is probable—but for its verity you must take your own judgment. At Panama there has been some hubbub respecting an unfounded report which bad reached the Li berator, of the mal-practices of a very respectable mer chant. It appears porno scoundrel, to save his life, trumped up the story. Conciliation is pursued by the Republic of Colombia with regard to Paez,. although, in the same breath, they have decreed that Venezuela is out of the Constitutional pale, from its opposition. Generals are in arms apinst Paez; but, from what I can learn, there seems to be little prospect of speedily terminating the cause of dispute, unl ess , i n d ee d, Bolivar were to appear. COTTON SPINNERS.--4t is with deep regret we hear; that the cotton spinners in general are striking or preparing to strike work. By this proceeding, many hundreds of people who were only taken into employ ment the other day, will again be thrown 'idle. 'This comes of the sounding accounts of vast prosperity re turned, and so eagerly circulated by public journals through this country. These infatuated people will, we much fear, find, when they have struck work, that their services will neither be so soon, nor so exten sively required, as they at present imagine. Fatal ex perience will teach them, that permanent prosperity has not yet yeturned to the trade of this country. Glasgow Courier. The weavers in Kilsyth are setting an example to their fellow trades men i n other p l aces , w hi c h is we ll worthy of imitati on , g six hundred weav e r s , an d thoug h t h e y (tin all get web s , prefer potatoe diggin ' and country , they very wisely The town contains from five to labour of every description, to their own mise ra bl e business. Though toiling at the loom for 1 6 hours a day, they cannot reali ze a b ove 14d. or 16d. w hil e at country work, in t en h ours, they can earn 18d. or 20th The prices Of wea v i ng cannot b e expec t e d t o r i se, while the trade 4 8 9 much overstoCked with hands. Young men particularly should persevere in their exertions to get r id of the 1 in° lll .---Givenock Advertiser. Bow ATERTINu AT EAToN-HALL.The Royal British Bowmen, under the direct patron age o f the Ki ng , held th e i r last .meeting for the season, .on the 6th inst. at Eaton Hall. Of the Society, which is limited to 220 in number, not less than 197 were present, including ladies and gentlemen.--Shreiesbury Oroniclet _ POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION- if OU SE. —Yesterday James Saunders, jun. George Harris, Thomas ingrain, Henry Venn, and. a Mr. Hughes, fish-salesman, of Billingsgate, appeared before the Lour) MAYOR, to answer the complaint of Mr. Goldharn, the superin tendent of the market, who charged them with having sold un wholesome fish. Mr. Goldham has been recently appointed to the office, and, having perceived that all sorts of fish were sold in the market, as openly as if they were under no restrictions as to the quality, or as if the law made no distinction between what was good and what was bad, he thought it necessary to interfere in behalf of the public. He seized a considerable quantity of fish at the stall of Mr. Hughes. He seized at the different stands of the defendants about three bushels of soles, 24, brills, two turbots, and, on the whole, about five hundred weight of fish that was absolutely unwholesome. The LORD MAYOR inquired whether any salesman was present to give evidence as to the quality of the fish. A Gentleman belonging to the market expressed his readint , s, thOugh he was interested in the question, to give the best evideu, in h►s power. All the salesmen declared unanimously that it was unnecessary to have the fish brought in and examined ; it was bad, very bad, there could be no doubt of it. Mr. Goldluun said it absolutely stunk. The Loan M4YOK asked where, and in what mode, such fish was disposed of by the retailers. Could purchasers really ha found for it when it was in such a condition ? Mr. GoWham said, the poor Irish Catholics were the' chief consumers. They would eat fish of almost any sort. There was a set of low dealers who were great adepts in concealing the de fects of stale fish, and by certain tricks often got rid of the worst commodity. The LORD MAYOR—What trial)? Mr. Goldham...Sometimes they redden the gills of stale fish with blood, so as to make them look of a bright red colour like those of fresh fish ; they also cover stale fish with the slime of fresh fish 7 • and they have been known even to scoop out the atilt eyes of 5,1 i that have long deceased, and replace them by the eyes of fresh fish, which appear bright and captivating. The Loan Mayne said, that there was a description of fish that was not absolutely prime fish, or fish of the first quality, but which was yet far from being unwholesome. This he hoped Mr. Goldhan►, of whose appointment be was very glad, would not interfere with, because it would be at the expense of the poor. Mr. Goldhain said, he made it a point to maintain this distinc tion. He culled over the whole quantity of fish seised, in order to take care that there was none in it which was net decidedly un wholesome. Mr. Saunders, and the other Fish Sahewn, declared that they by no means wished to sell fish of this description ; but that so long as one sold it, they must sell it too in their own defence. If there were a general regulation adopted, to prevent the sale of it, they, individually, expressed their willingness to conform to it. If one sold fish of a dubious character, he would get more comirAis sions from the correspondents, than those who were what the owners might consider fastidious. It would not do for one sales man to object, or be too critical, as to the qualities of fish, since it would he construed into a disinclination to sell. It often happen ed, too, that the vessels were unexpectedly detained ; that delay occurred in consequence of tricks of the market, with which their correspondents were not aware. The Loan MAYOR inquired on the hitter point for information of Mr. Milton, the owner of a smack, but Mr. Milton declared himself unable to give any information on the subject. He assured his Lordship that lie was quite a beginner, and that for the last two years he had not made one voyage, or seen oven how the fish were caught. The Lord Mayor recommended him, if it were really true that he was such a novice, at least to take one voyage. His Lord ship acquiesced in the suggestion of the adoption of a general rule, and as such, gave directions that all fish of this description should in future be seized without distinction, and that proceedings should be taken to recover penalties; from those who sold it. fie would not now inflict prnalties„ or do more than condemn the fish seized to be destroyed. It was evident that it had been long an mire- strained practice to sell fish of this description. Ile lipped sales men would for their own sakes give their correspondents notice that they would no longer continue it with impunity . His Lord- ship asked Mr. Goldhain whether he got rid of the fish by throw- ing them into the Thames?--Mr. Goldham replied, not by throw ing it in from the wharfs, for then the " mud larks" would fish it up again, and it would be abroad in the streets as fresh and sound. He caused a boat to be loaded with it, and emptied it at the centre arch of London 'Bridge. The Loan MAYOa approved of this melts]. Thu *cameo inquired whether Mr. Goiditam might not seize and destroy the fish himself without any further notice? Tile Loan MATuit replied in, the affirmative. The Salesmen appeared satisfied with this intimation, which will, as we understood it, render it unnecessary for them to come before a Magistrate, and, consequently, to submit to public expo-, sure, unless they venture to dispute the quality of the fish, which they will perhaps rarely do in any flagrant case which the public is interested in knowing. Mr. Milton, in the course of the discussion, said be had been assured by fishermen, that soles were often kicked about the • deck for a week, and were better than when first caught. The LORD Wioa observed that he could not well believe that fish would be made better by being kicked about for a week. Mr. Milton admitted that he was a loser , by such seizures. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS. LONDON DIARY, THUNiDAY, OCT. VI. (At the Court of Commissioners.) N J. Allan, Truro, tea-dealer R. Jefferson, Pickering, haberdasher W. King, Park-place, Regent's-park, carpenter . 10 Levin and Joiephs, Mansell-street, merchants 1 W. Mathias, Everett-street, Russell-square, chymist J. Offer, Cambridge, bookseller Runder and, Campbell, Hatton-garden, jeweller lO J. T. Thompson, Long-acre, roach-joiner lO COUNTRY DIARY, TUURSDAY, OCT. 26. J. Baxter, Darlington, at the King's Head, Darlington at 11 C. G. Chapman, Torquay—Globe, Newton E. Langston, Manchester—Mr. Atkinson's, Manchester Trehern and Stevens, Hereford—Greyhound, Hereford ll S. Wright, Knutsford—George, Knutsford In the village of Walton-l e -D a l e , near P reston, a scribed c, i arr s rei t pb r s distressing s n, i t n of g wo iril c rm a s t w e tohi o il fdepttoibrieas pennyworth.oe oi r i t f ii ar i l g iii gu t ib o l ta o l yr k ii.) ,i i: p ht a l ed a ni c adb e poso l ye a a ei s i t dtw, W ie: !tie:seta sond r tAeo to : druggist, and was served with powder of rhubarb by the druggist's assistant, who said it would answer the same purpose. The boy, before going home; called on the gentleman who had prescribed the medicine, and was ordered to get it changed, and get four pennyworth. When he returned to the druggist's, the druggist was in the shop himself; and, when about to serve him, was told by his assistant; that the bottle containing o d ttle ti tincture of rhubarb was on t h e counter . It s o hap pened the that counter, the bottle ban tine being containing laudanum m uch the sanit, was mistaken f o r th e ot h er . B et Ween t e n and eleven at night, -th e man too k t h e d ose , an d about three in on was also the morning, was so ill that Mr. Sherlock, a sur geon in the neighbourhood, was sent for, who mis took his complaint for apoplexy, and took from him 16 oz. of bl oo d. It h aving occurred to the man's wife that the medi c i ne was th e cause of his illness, the sur geonit to be the tinc ture o he gave up a ll that he hopes of recovery, and went away , saying would return with a remedy, not the n necessa ry to be applied. e f x l a a r i n li i i t a ie n d un t t h . e d o re n gs f , in a d n i d ng fot t i h n i d a, They'waited his return until seven &clot .Ir, and then for P r eston Mr. Fallowfi Id the surgeon, from whom t he medicine h sent a messenger to. e , ad been obtained. Mr. P. immediately ordered'a post-chaise, and along with Mr. Brown, t h e surgeon; set ofF for Walton.. When they arrived, they applied the stomach-pump and soon relieved the stomach of its contents. Sti mulants we re then applied, and, till f our o ' c l ock i n t h e a fternoo li the patient went on we ll . After that t i me he relapSed, ancl died before six o'clock. An inquest was held on the body, and a verdict of , c Died from the e rects of lauclanum.given to him casually, acciden tally, and by mistake," was returned. The deceased was 44 years of age, and has left a wife and four chil dren.—ilfanchotcr Gazette. WESTMINSTER SESSIONS. On Saturday, at the conclusion of these Sessions, about 150 prisoners of both ilexes, were discharged by proclamation, from Tuthill-fields Bridewell, were they had been confined on various charges of assaults, disorderlies, /sc., against whom the Grand Jury had found no bills; and others obtained their liberty through the non-attendance of prosecutors. Among the number set free, were many infamous characters, and that pest to society, Lady Barry►uore herself. Scarcely, however, had her iddyship left the Court, before she paid a general ♦isit to the public Louses in Westminster, and in a few hours was seen prowling the streets, ice a state of complete intoxication and disgrace. SURREY SESSIONS, OCT. 22. HORSEMONGER-L ANE. The CiIAIRIMAN, in addressing the Grand Jury, observed that the calendar was unusually heavy, and advised a strict •Z* mination of witnesses before they found their bills. • POOLI V. ILLISTOX. The defendant in this case having been called on his recogni. lances did not appear, as the matter is said to have been arnielOk arranged. Richard Burge and Silena Burge his wife were indicted fir an assault on Catherine Raymond on the 20th of July lot Mr. Timmons, for the prosecution, stated that this wes au assault of a most unprovoked nature. The father of the preseeu trix lived at Walworth, and was a professional man. The de fendants lived next door, and under the same landlord. They were most abusive people, and in consequence of those annoyarrees, Mr. Raymond found it necessary to give notice to the landlord, that be should quit. the house. This proceeding cam e to the ears of the defendants, and they took every opportunity of repeating the annoyance. They abused every member of the fa. roily, and on the 20th of July, after abusing the younger child of Mr. Raymond, they began with another child in the garden. The female prisoner saw them and c...alled her husband, who e le mounted a ladder, and without any n provocationar her temp , stru threw severs! stones at her, one of which glanced her violently on the breast. The female was dread with stuns s at the toot of the ladder. Their language gui language wa s and ck ful, and the father found it neeeteary to resort to law. Catherine Raymond proved the tumult against the ma le pri soner, but failed with regard to the female oue. The Jury s"' quitted the latter, and found Richard Burge— Guilty. , He was fined 20s. and bound over to keep the peace himsel f in *Ol. and two sureties in 10/. each. HOP INTELLIGENCE. BOROUIIIi, OCT. 23.—Our.market continues very brisk, st an advance upon last week's prices for all descriptions of Hops. Cur rency as under :—rKent pocket. from 80s. to 112 s. ; ditto bap 70s. to 90s. ; Sussex pockets 745. to 86s. Duty 275,000 L MAITATONE, OCT. 21.—There was not so much doing at Mir Fair in the Hop Trade u was generally expected, the buyers be came very unwilling to give even the present low prices ; but this last day or two the market has been looking upwards, and a great many lots havebeen disposed of at the following currency : from 70s. to 80s. and 84s. ; Pockets 725. to 90s. per cwt. LONDON MARKETS. PRICE OF BREAD. The highest price of Bread iv the Metropolis is 9d. for the 41b. Loaf—There are others who sell from a halfpenny to two pence halfpenny below that price. . PRICE OF SEEDS.-Orr. 23. New F.nglish Red Clover Seed (per Cwt.)......-- 655. 74a. tine 706. 755. Old Ditto Ditto. 32s. 444. fine 5Us. 695. New Foreign Ditto s6s. 60s. fine 1131. 666. Old Ditto Ditto , 206. 401. fine 425. 45 5. _ New White Clover _ s2s. silk . fine 695. 1 1 . 56 . „ . Old Ditto. 30s. 4.9.. tine 465. Sim. , New Trefoil . , 2Bs. 356. fine SU 5 '.. Old Ditto is. 12s. tine 106. 816. Rib Grass - 24s. 1631. tine 301. 3 5, . English Carrawal Secd 3tSs. 3.45. 40s. tine • Foreign Ditto ..........., Coriander ......----...----..........-..... -4. ,tii. 3W. IM" V :r3IL Stlc St. Foin ......--.......(per Quarter)... , ... . 5. 386_ CAL fine T o :* Rye Grass /06.0•••••••••••••••••••••.............1•1***1.1. all. :30S• new 3 ! I . ; ~..,, • PaCei Ditto ...........1.00,00000.0.1.00.••••••• Ns. Ye. new •-• '-''' one SOL _ ._ Linseed, for feeding 9fi B Vis Ditto, for erushiug _ -4. Vs. 955. Poe 361 . . a... -I. Canary Seed, New.. 80s. 86s. fine' 8 8s. --e... Old --s. -s• "" 4 ' "-- ...s. White Unstard Seed .-....-...(per 8tudie1).............-i. 12s. 14s. nue via .. Brown Ditto . - e. 161. 20s. o ne .. _ . .. Turnip Seeds, Round* ...41. 866. 411 s. fir -. Green and Red Ditto. _ --®• 44.,. 465. fine 14'., Taos, 01d............:.75. Od. Va. 6d. tine Os. Od. New -4. Os. lin e 134. NI. naPe Seed. Dullish, flne (per Last) SW. to 'St...-. Foreiblz_____l2!l2:_t:„... - PRICE OF OIL. is i Rape 011,, brown 301. es. Refined mi Linseed Oil Linseed Oil Cake at the Mill, per thousand 6 U Rape Cake, per ton ~ NEWGA. AND LEADiNHALI:IIARII Ik: „ ` At per atone, by the Carcass. a. d. to s. d. Beef 3 0 4 2 Veal . '''''''''''''' 3 6 .......... 8 .3 4 Pork ~ to tu glutton 0 40 I Pork 00000000 Lamb as. 61.* to to. ad. WHITECITAPEL HAY BIARKET.-=Ort Od. to 105 e. Od. I Vs. Dj. tO Clover 842. Od. to 130 s. Od. I PRICES OF HOPS (par Cwt.)—Ocr. ockets. Rap. O l Kent 01 . 31. Os. to Si. 161. Rent ... Its. 41. 10s. to• 0 , sussaz Si. Ifs. 41. Ys. to 41. So. Sussex 3/. Ss. 41. Of, to l i i 3 1 . Ols. 41. 10s. to Si . Ss. Essex— Si. 108. 41. 4s. to to o, Ob rarnhamallte (Pockets) 71. Ui. to Si, Hs.- Seconds, t° Old Duty laid at PRICE OF POTATOES.—Ocr. 33. Oznobles and Shaw' Si. Si. to 3L 10s. per Ton. Marsh Champions.. 4/. Os. to V. 10s. ditto. EA2t - THEM I . Small Seals. Gree Per lb. s. Tanned Horse 10 to q ► Spanish 10 1g Per dozen. Calf Skins...» 36 to 401 - id te Ditto 50 to 101 b. to V 7 Ditto 'TO to 801 b. II to 0 PRICES OF P lb - --- ci 8utt5......50 er .to W to 21 Ditt0....,„....60 to reab...—. 21 to 23 Dressing Hides We to lb Fine Coach Hides lb to 17 Crop Hides, 35 to Win.— IS to lb Ditt0...,., .„„d5 to 5011).... lb to 17 Ditto , _ l7 to W RAW HIDES. a Q. Per Stone. a. d. a. d. Per Stone. I• 1 4 0 to 11 0 2 Beat Heifers sued Steers 210 to 3 Ordinary 7 0 Dit ch. Middlings 2 4to 2 6 Market tlalf SH REP SKINS. gr 31 6,1 to • Lambd-.. Od. to N. Oil. I Fulls...ls. ed. to 2s. 3d. _ , AL MARKET.—Orr. 23. B s. d• s d. 1 0 WasEndßewicke3 W 5 6 Lamb ton all' L' 3 nall f .7 l W. E rown't,—. 30 0 W. E. (ireon's..— 28 11 Lyons i n distress .....',' ' 3 l U W. E. 2siewmarcli 34 6 Hartley ....""'"*".. 31 0 W. E. Northumb. 31 6 Neshant Nati n ;; 36 0 W. L. Riddell's.. 33 ty was End Heit o 3 3 6 I W. E. Russell's .. IS 0 Walls PHI L i? 36 0 W. E. Walker —3.3 V W. E. litevort.ll. Tantlekl Trader.. .31 6 Russill's $5 3 Willi OrTs. - . _......va50it................ s. d. Eighton 28 0 Hebburn Main-- 3! 0 Holrwell 31 kill ngworth 31 6 Liddell's Main.-- in 6 PontopWindsor«. 26 0 Townley—...---- 30 0 Willington--,-- 32 9 Wylruat . 2) 9 Walls End hell's.., 33 0 Ships at Market, 74N-Silips sol kid, fis 20. t‘ From ,r su s;v 1,330 Wheat, per barrel 10 atone 116 3 I ( ' 'I I I 110 Bare 090 Baste,' stone 17 ° 0 0 - 1,301' Oats ............•••••••• 14 stone 13 20 ' u 9,100 'Cwt. 9 atone 0 3 2 t o ) 17 ' $57 Oatmeal 11 done 15 ti Sold to Bakers °Mi. 19 0 7,544 Cwt. flour Id 0 3° ; c u. Average Klett or Wheat and' our 488. 4d• t m /di , 'u• s s 01. Receipt. or igour, 12,41161L 1 " 64 fro , 11 o c t, to o j . Haler of Do. 6,630 „,ntntui. 1, , od. t o 1.. TRACE or . BUAD. Quarter° Loaf, 419. 9.3. 1 Half-quartet DUBLIN MARKET NOT] 0. 044 : ma, 2111 CORK, Tyr, DIA, Oat lit BUI The Merchant' Merchants. a. 'MO COUlitt V. First Qua l it y y Secung do. Thirddo. B4 Second dm ........................... ','', Fourth do Fifth do. senth do. ..... ......................... "" IWTELLI Quantity I nt of Sale, ..t l PBB l.lll4 l G sllite .lard• Lit" GENC :1: of Copper Ore . soli' at Redruth last Thursday 107'14 Average Produce Quantity of fine CO W" ti 3 64" y . BIRTHS. & f D it to'', On the Sth instant, of a sou, M n . s Cha rles Lawrence, 0 SWIM 1-. "111 . ila lA II- On the 19th instant , at Goldsb Hall, oro' the Laay cellos, of a son. .re the On the gOth instant , in Montagu - pla ce, Montagu. c+ " 1' lady O of T. Abbott, ~ of a daughter. O n the 2tith ult. Efl at Therapia, on the Bosphorus, Mns. W'''' Turner, of a son. . ------ -_-_ DIED. Es o f the On the 21st inst. in his 35th year, M. Diptas q' Scosetary's office, custom. ~. : r o f J N. On Friday last, at Worcester, Ilarriet Ohms w if e - . Batee, of Denton, in the County of Susses:, Esq. 04 r Ilse On the 18th inst. Elizabeth, wife of T . Orores, Esq. Excise Office, Tower-hill, aged (;5. On the 20th inst. in the twenty-first year of her ago,°War; only daughter of the late John Dyson, Ea 1• of Clay Ha n. ' Ile Halifax. Priutad end Published Zi by li. YOUNG, et the Sus -001A a. lig; STRAZ4I).